<p>There won’t be many of us out there who play sports or who keep active and have avoided injury. Perhaps a little niggle, something that’s forced you to go and see a physio or rest up; or perhaps it was something more serious, a break or a fracture, where you’ve been out on the sidelines for months. </p><p>Women in particular are more likely than men to suffer a sports related injury. But break your leg, dislocate your shoulder or pull a muscle and you’ll be given a timeframe of recovery. What about the mind though as you go through that? That will have been affected too. How long will you have to wait until you’re back healthy and will it be the same when you return? How might your body change in that time and could your confidence be impacted too? </p><p>On this episode of Women’s Sport Matters, Katie Smith asks the question - how connected are mind and muscle when it comes to injury? And which heals quicker?</p><p>Katie is joined by four time Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox who re...